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The Psychonomic Society invites proposals to fund a Collaborative Symposium between the Psychonomic Society and the Japanese Society for Cognitive Psychology (JSCP). The symposium will be held in conjunction with the JSCP Annual Conference in Ritsumeikan University, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan, September 1-2, 2018.

Call for Proposals
Deadline: December 15, 2017

Purpose
This program, created in 2015, is an initiative of the Psychonomic Society's international outreach as set forth in Society's strategic plan. The program aims to strengthen the communication and collaboration between the Society and other international societies representing the field of experimental and cognitive psychology through an annual, jointly organized, cutting-edge topical symposium held at the other international society’s regular annual meeting. One international society will be chosen each year for this program.

Mechanism of Support
Each year a Call for Collaborative Symposium will be opened in agreement with a non-PS international conference. The organizer of the symposium must be a current member of Psychonomic Society. The organizer will receive up to $5,000 for expenses relating to the Psychonomic Society symposium at the conference. The organizer decides what expenses will be covered.

Application Process
The Japanese Society for Cognitive Psychology is the selected meeting for 2018 Psychonomic Society Collaborative Symposium.

Deadline: December 15, 2017

A Collaborative Symposium consists of five 20-minute spoken presentations and, possibly, a discussion on a broad, highly relevant topic (to be mutually agreed upon with the conference organizers). There is no need to contact JSCP.

The proposal must include:

Symposium title

Brief 250-word abstract – written by the organizer – describing the purpose and theme of the symposium

List of speakers

Title and 250-word abstract for each speaker

The organizer must be a current member of the Psychonomic Society, although the speakers can be non-members.

Speakers should include both men and women whenever possible, and consideration should be given for racial diversity and inclusion.

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